More Than A Game-A Vehicle for Child Development

  Jim Brown has coached youth sports for over 40 years. Working with over 1,000 players during that time, Coach Brown has won more than 75 per cent of his 400 games, relying solely on positive reinforcement to achieve his dramatic results. On the field, in the locker room, and away from the athletic facilities, Coach Brown created a learning environment in which football was a vehicle for the total development of his athletes. The stories included in his book clearly demonstrate how a tight focus on the personal development of each athlete can deliver victories both on and off the field.    The following two excerpts include references to the characteristics of a high-performing team and the concept of Emotional Intelligence. The excerpts are included with the permission of Coach Brown and the Legacy Book Company, a division of the Greenleaf Book Group, LLC. To obtain a copy of More